First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0809.01 Jennifer Berman x3286
SENATE BILL 25-132
Senate Committees House Committees
Business, Labor, & Technology
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING A SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR MANUFACTURER 'S AUTHORITY TO101
CONDUCT TASTINGS.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Under current law, a licensed manufacturer of spirituous liquor
(manufacturer) may conduct tastings of the manufacturer's own spirituous
liquors at the manufacturer's licensed premises or at one other approved
sales room location. The bill authorizes the manufacturer to also conduct
tastings:
! Of other alcohol beverages acquired from a wholesaler
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 23, 2025
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Marchman and Gonzales J.,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Soper and Titone,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. licensed in the state; and
! At up to 5 approved sales room locations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-3-402, amend2
(7)(a) as follows:3
44-3-402. Manufacturer's license - rules. (7) (a) (I) (A) A4
manufacturer of spirituous liquors licensed pursuant to this section may5
conduct tastings and sell to customers spirituous liquors of its own6
manufacture on its THE MANUFACTURER'S licensed premises and at one UP7
TO TWO other approved sales room location LOCATIONS at no additional8
cost. A sales room location may be included in the license at the time of9
the original license issuance or by supplemental application. If the10
licensed premises includes multiple noncontiguous locations, the11
manufacturer may operate a sales room on only one UP TO TWO of those12
noncontiguous locations.13
(B) A
MANUFACTURER OF SPIRITUOUS LI QUORS LICENSED
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PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THAT CONDUCTS TASTINGS PURSUANT TO THIS15
SUBSECTION (7) MAY APPLY TO THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR A16
PERMIT TO SERVE AND SELL ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ACQUIRED FROM17
WHOLESALERS LICENSED IN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 44-3-40718
AT THE MANUFACTURER'S LICENSED PREMISES OR AT AN APPROVED SALES19
ROOM. THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY DETERMINE THE FORM AND20
MANNER OF A PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS21
SUBSECTION (7)(a)(I)(B). IF THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY APPROVES22
A PERMIT APPLICATION FILED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (7)(a)(I)(B):23
T
HE MANUFACTURER OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS SHALL HAVE SANDWICHES
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AND LIGHT SNACKS AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES , BUT25
132-2- NEED NOT HAVE MEALS AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION , AND THE SALES1
PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ACQUIRED FROM2
WHOLESALERS MUST NOT EXCEED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE3
MANUFACTURER'S TOTAL PROCEEDS FROM ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES .4
(C) A
COPY OF THE PERMIT APPLICATION FILED PURSUANT TO
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SUBSECTION (7)(a)(I)(B) OF THIS SECTION MUST BE POSTED IN A6
CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT THE LOCATION THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE7
PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS, AND PUBLISHED ONCE8
IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY WITH9
JURISDICTION OVER THE LOCATION , BEFORE THE STATE LICENSING10
AUTHORITY DETERMINES WHETHER TO ISSUE THE PERMIT . IF THE STATE11
LICENSING AUTHORITY ISSUES THE PERMIT, THE ISSUED PERMIT SHALL BE12
DISPLAYED WITH THE MANUFACTURER 'S LICENSE AT THE LOCATION THAT13
IS THE SUBJECT OF THE ISSUED PERMIT.14
(II) A manufacturer of spirituous liquors licensed pursuant to this15
section that operates a sales room may purchase and use common alcohol16
modifiers, including vermouth, amaros, and liqueurs, to combine with17
spirituous liquors to produce cocktails for consumption on or off the sales18
room premises. A manufacturer that uses an alcohol modifier pursuant to19
this subsection (7)(a)(II) shall combine the modifier with a spirituous20
liquor. produced by the manufacturer. A manufacturer shall not sell an21
alcohol modifier that has not been combined with a spiritous liquor. The22
state licensing authority may adopt rules necessary to implement and23
administer this subsection (7)(a)(II).24
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act25
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the26
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except27
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of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this2
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take3
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in4
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the5
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.6
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